[kalinchuk]

i want to make a link to a webpage, but i dont want people to see where it links(on the bottom where the taskbar is). I want it to show what i want it to show.

[TwoD]

To change the statusbar use an onmouseover event like this.
<a href="mypage.htm" onmouseover="window.status='You can\'t see where this points to'">My Page</a>

[kalinchuk]

it doesnt work

[TwoD]

Hmm, I thought it would but you're right, it doesn't

Try this instead:

<a onclick="document.location='MyPage.htm'">My Page</a>

Now it won't look like a link but that can be fixed using CSS.

<a style="text-decoration:underline; color:blue; cursor:hand;" onclick="document.location='MyPage.htm'">My Page</a>

[digioz]

Here is an example of what you are talking about:

http://www.digioz.com/javascript/sta...statusbar.html

And here is the code you need:

Code:

 
 
<!-- The following Code goes in the header of your page -->
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- 
function sayHello()
{
 window.status = "Hello!";
 return true;
}
function sayGoodBye()
{
 window.status = "Goodbye!";
 return true;
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
<!-- The following Code goes in the body of your page -->
<A HREF="http://www.digioz.com" onMouseOver="return sayHello();" onMouseOut="return sayGoodBye();">Click Here to see the Effect on Status Bar</A>

[kalinchuk]

thanks, it works now.

[gezer77]

Originally Posted by TwoD

To change the statusbar use an onmouseover event like this.
<a href="mypage.htm" onmouseover="window.status='You can\'t see where this points to'">My Page</a>

It might have not worked because you have onmouseover and it has to be onMouseOver I believe.

[TwoD]

That's not the problem, onmouseover in not case sensitive when you use it in a tag. The script works but somehow the link overrides it to display the url...

[gezer77]

Originally Posted by TwoD

That's not the problem, onmouseover in not case sensitive when you use it in a tag. The script works but somehow the link overrides it to display the url...

Oh, well I'm no javascript expert but I thought that case sensitive mattered. Guess not

[TwoD]

Case sensitivity can be a real pain sometimes, especially when all commands are not case sensitive in some places but are in some other...
But you usually get an error stating that what you just called is undefined so that atleast gives you a clue